According to a statement from the network, 3.2 million watched the interview at 9 p.m., making that the second highest OWN telecast to date. An additional 1.1 million caught the interview at 10:30 p.m.

The top telecast for OWN was the March 2012 "Oprah's Next Chapter" episode that featured Whitney Houston's family, including the late singer's daughter, Bobbi Kristina. That episode was watched by 3.5 million.

The second half of Winfrey's interview with Armstrong airs tonight on OWN at 9 p.m. ET.

I don’t normally watch OWN, but several of my coworkers at DISH and I were glued to the TV when they came over Saturday night to watch the interviews I recorded. Many of them hadn’t even heard that Lance was going to interviewed, let alone confessing, so I have a feeling that a lot of people didn’t know, which is why the ratings weren’t as high. I’ll probably keep the interviews saved for a bit longer since I’m never strapped for recording space now that I have 1,250 SD or 450 HD hours worth of space on my new DISH Hopper.

Every picture of him shows a scowl, a hard look on his face. It's not the drugs. It shows a male, not a man who is self centered. He will never come clean. He's as dirty as he physically looks in his pictures. He is an ugly human being.

I am a better person from her teachings, anyone that can stop Geoff Thompson from beating people to a pulp. She has faces adversity in her own life. She thinks he does deserve a second chance., I think the amount of people with cancer that sought solace in livestrong. In my humble opinion I think he does.

Good idea! A good poop centerpiece not only provides a lovely aroma for dinner time but also can be a wonderful conversation starter. I think I'll pinch a loaf on my family's table. One with nuts and corn.

Has no one questioned the key elements:
Oprah's network isn't doing well.
She and Obama are VERY good friends.
Lance gives Oprah a tell all interview.
The Federal Attorney's office just announced it isn't filing charges against Lance.
This charge could be filed under RICO.

Wtphuck lance u could have won @ least 1 of the 7 races without the juice! that would be honorable but i guess u will never know and truthfully thats what sucks the most! sleep well and take care of your remaining nut lance you may have to auction it off to help pay off your lawyer! you sir are in purgatory learn to love it and embrace it you maroon!!!!!! 24/7

lance's wife always tries to set him up in some way...she is NOT SUPPORTIVE too him at all.....
second problem is i wonder if she encouraged him to be this way...he really could have kept
all those medals if he kept his mouth closed.....

He sued many people for telling the truth about him and ruined many lives. He cannot repair his public image. He needs to find another line of work. Personally, anyone who feels nothing whille cheating and didn't mind stepping on people has something wrong with them. Integrity is an all the time thing – you either have it or you don't – he doesn't and he cannot be trusted.

He may not be a murderer or a rapist and he did do good things with his charity but he most definitely is NOT a good man. He's a liar and a cheat of EPIC proportions. He ruined the career of anyone that dared to tell the truth about him. He lied to the world to cover up his wrong doings and then continued to profit from them. A good man wouldn't do all of that.

So he lied,cheated, doped and won. So many Americans do this. He is trying to do what is right, we should let him make his wrong right and let him move on. It is his life and not our place to judge. He has my support!

Lance is wrong but I feel for him....thats how i am and that's how i will always be

i know people who have made worse mistakes then lance armstrong...of course he's going to have to pay for this but geeze do we have to destroy this person. yes he lied, yes he was wrong, yes france was right the whole time..but lord almighty–let him live his life.

Lance is wrong but I feel for him....thats how i am and that's how i will always be

i know people who have made worse mistakes then lance armstrong...of course he's going to have to pay for this but geeze do we have to destroy this person. yes he liked, yes he was wrong, yes france was right the whole time..but lord almighty–let him live his life.

why do we have to hate people so much and run them into the ground-i know soooooo many men and women who have made huge errors in their lives. Lance will be paying for this the rest of his life...we should leave him be.

It's interesting, albeit disgusting, to watch the commentary about Lance Armstrong being so MUCH more vehement and angry and unforgiving than commentary about child molesters, murderers, or even Bernie Madoff (remember him?).
Lance Armstrong is merely a bike racer, not a politician or priest, financier or any other false god. If he is viewed as such it's because YOU made him into one. His record of wins is as real as any other bike racer who used enhancement drugs (which is most of them apparently) and his record of raising awareness and funding for cancer research is far more important, germaine and long lasting as a legacy than winning laps on a bicycle. Sports fanatics in this country and across the world stand to learn a lesson from this. He's just a human competing in human games, to win. Now it's time to cut him some slack and allow him to BE human.

Lance Armstrong does not strike me as anyone, to do anything, unless its for HIS benefit! Maybe he made a deal with the Justice Dept.? After all, he defrauded the Federal Government by defrauding the Post-Office , i.e. the Taxpayer! He opened himself up to a host of other problems as well with his admission, so, I believe there's a lot more going on than meets the eye! For me, as a person, Lance Armstrong is FINISHED!! – @Marita.

To me Lance didnt seem very appologetic or remorseful. We as human beings only do behaviors based on rewards, so the real question I find myself asking is why is he coming clean (no pun intended) now? He wont be able to compete anymore no matter what he says or doesnt say, so what is the payoff for being honest about the doping scandel now? I am someone who is very forgiving and understand him trying to repair his public image, but in order for him to do so I think he needs to truly be sorry for what he has done... but in my personal opinion after watching last nights interview Lance lacked true remorse for what he did. And i feel like the "doping" wasent as big of a deal as it was for him to consistantly lie and go on the attack over the period of years not to mention sue the people who were trying to hold him accountable. Lance really fell short of the redemption I think he was hoping for with this interview. I will tune in tonight to see if perhaps he can still change my mind, but if it goes anything like last night I think Lance should have just taken the truth to the grave with him.

HE DID WHAT TRILLIONS DO....THEY LIE.....ACCORDING TO GOD....A LIE IS A LIE....
HE FAITHFUL IS LEAST FAITHFUL IN MUCH.....ALL LIES ARE EQUAL CHRISTIANS......
LANCE ARMSTRONG...MOVE ON....YOU FALL YOU GET UP AND MOVE ON......
PEOPLE LIE ON THEIR TAXES, ON THEIR MATES, IN SCHOOL, IN GOVERNMENT.
AND NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS THE REST OF YOUR LIFE....
PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE PERFECT WILL LIVE THIS FOR YOU....
IMPERFECT PEOPLE MAKES MISTAKES EVERYDAY.....
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT YOUR MISTAKE FIRST I MUST KNOW MINES

at least we saw one successful person during the interview...lance armstong is a loser who manipualted his way to wealth...and the testicular cancer was probably from all the roids and other chemicals that he put in his body...what a bad american example.

Now that Lance has confirmed all the rumors it is time to give him a break. I respected that all his answers to all the question from Oprah was "YES". He is paying the price for his misdeeds and has been stripped of all awards. Now lets move on to Baseball, now that Lance has been stripped it is time to strip Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens and the rest of the players that have cheated by taking performance drugs, and also make sure that do not make the hall of fame.